2001 in France

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Events from the year 2001 in France.

Incumbents

March – The Renault Vel Satis is launched at the Geneva Motor Show.
8 March – Cantonales Elections held.
11 March – Cantonales Elections held.
11 March – Municipal Elections held.
18 March – Municipal Elections held.
April – PSA Peugeot Citroën replaces two of its longest running cars – the Citroën Xantia and Peugeot 306 – with the Citroën C5 and Peugeot 307 respectively.^[1]
September – Citroën launches the all-new C3 hatchback at the Frankfurt Motor Show as a replacement for the outdated Saxo.
15 September – Santé Diabète organization is created in Grenoble.^[2]
21 September – The AZote Fertilisant chemical factory in Toulouse, explodes, killing 29 and seriously wounding over 2500.
November – The Peugeot 307 is voted European Car of the Year.^[3]

24 March – William Saliba, footballer
5 April – Thylane Blondeau, model and the daughter of soccer player Patrick Blondeau

10 January – Jacques Marin, actor (born 1919).
21 January – Jean-Marie Goasmat, cyclist (born 1913).
30 January
- Jean-Pierre Aumont, actor (born 1911).
- Michel Marcel Navratil, last French survivor and male survivor of the Titanic disaster (born 1908)^[4]
8 February – Raymond Polin, philosopher (born 1910).
18 February – Balthus, artist (born 1908).
19 February – Charles Trenet, singer and songwriter (born 1913).
4 March – Jean René Bazaine, painter, stained glass window designer and writer (born 1904).

10 April – Jean-Gabriel Albicocco, film director (born 1936).
19 April – André du Bouchet, poet (born 1924).
20 April – Maurice Lauré, creator of taxe sur la valeur ajoutée (TVA) (born 1917).
6 May – René Bondoux, fencer (born 1905)
14 May – Paul Bénichou, writer, critic and literary historian (born 1908).
15 May – Jean-Philippe Lauer, architect and Egyptologist (born 1902).
15 May – Sacha Vierny, cinematographer (born 1919).
17 May – Jacques-Louis Lions, mathematician (born 1928).
6 June – Marie Brémont, supercentenarian, the oldest recognized person in the world from November 2000 until her death (born 1886).
11 June – Pierre Eyt, cardinal (born 1934).
13 June – Louis de Maigret, Military officer (born 1914).
15 June – Henri Alekan, cinematographer (born 1909).
18 June – René Dumont, agronomist, sociologist and environmental politician (born 1904).
23 June – Corinne Calvet, actress (born 1925).

1 July – Hélène de Beauvoir, painter (born 1910).
3 August – Jeanne Loriod, musician (born 1928).
4 August – Michel de Salzmann, psychiatrist (born 1923).
12 August – Pierre Klossowski, writer, translator and artist (born 1905).
15 August – Raymond Abescat, oldest man in France and oldest veteran in France at the time of his death (born 1891).
25 August – Philippe Léotard, actor and singer (born 1940).
4 September – Simone de la Chaume, golfer (born 1908).

18 October – Micheline Ostermeyer, athlete and pianist (born 1922).
31 October – Régine Cavagnoud, alpine skier (born 1970).
11 November – Pierre Billaud, radio reporter and journalist, killed in Afghanistan (born 1970).
12 December – Jean Richard, actor (born 1921).
18 December – Gilbert Bécaud, singer, composer and actor (born 1927).
19 December – Marcel Mule, classical saxophonist (born 1901).